The Fish Fall In Love Review

   


    The movie we just watched took place in Iran on the caspian coast. The story is about a young girl who uses their home to start a resturant. When Aziz returns home, he is convinced to close the resturant. The main character, Atieh, is determined to impress him by cooking him a new dish each day in hopes of preventing the close of the resturant. I found this film  to have an interesting story and it was cool to see the ladscape of Iran. It was confusing at times as to what is going on. The way people communicaed was also very unique and different from America. This movie i found to be a little boring, and slow moving but overall it was interesting. The main theme of the film is love and passion for food, with fish being mentioned quite often.

Billy Elliot Review

   


    We recently watched the film billy elliot, taking place in England. The film was adapted from a broadway musical into a feature film. The movie is about a young boy with a passion for ballet and no family support. His main mentor is the dance coach at the gym where they offer boxing and ballet. She trains him in secret along with th girls, in hope of helping him live his dream.
   His father is a very angry person and when he found out about billy's love for dancing he was outraged and thought no boy should be dancing. Determination and hard work paid off. As the film progresses, billy's dance teacher finds him an auditon for a very good dance academy in london. The father sees Billy dance and had a realization that he needs to support his son wit his goal. He agrees and goes to te audition, which he makes. He becomes closer to his dad and brother by the end of the film which he never was before.
   I think this film was a charming yet deep story that some people can connect to. Family is the main theme of the story and the message at the end is well put. The difference in cultures is present in the fact that for an example, the young boys of about 11 drink beer, and swear and do things that in america might not be as exceptable. Overall, good movie!

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

   

    The last film we watched was Crouching Tiger, Sleeping Tiger which tok place in China. The movie mainly consists of people fighting with swords to gain control over the Green Destiny. I found this movie to be quite pointless personally. The characters would walk on water and jump on trees and fly which did not look real and is ot possible.
   The movie does show china and it's martial arts which was sort of interesting to see. Also, just the overall way that the chinese communicated in the film and the way that they would refer to eachother as "masters". In America, that does not happen nor is martial arts so big.
   Overall, this movie was not my favorite. I thought it was okay for a fictional movie, but i found it to be more then rediculous. The actors and actresses did a nice job none the less.

Little Miss Sunsine Review

    


    Little Miss Sunshine is a film about a disfunctional family and their trip to california to fufill the youngest girl, Olive, dreams of becoming Little Miss Sunshine. This film takes place in New Mexico, America and shows a typical troubled family. The son has vowed a year of silence, grandpa is a drug addict, and uncle is suicidal. All of them come together on a road trip to California for Olive's beauty pagent. 
   The film is very funny and sweet. The family learns to deal with eachother and love eachother. When grandpa dies in the middle of their road trip, they are in a hurry and steal his body and put it in the trunk of the car. These comical events help support the story and it's serious theme. Each character has their own story that we learn about through out the movie and everyone has their own feelings and problems. 
   The family demonstrates an almost regular American family, and the common problems families have. The moral of the film is to love eachother regardless of the situations. I enjoyed this movie, i thought it was hilarious and very interesting!

 

The Kings Speech

   


    The Kings Speech is a fitional movie based on a historical event. It follows King George VI and his speech inpediment. Being the king, he must be able to give speechs well, and represent his land. His stutter in his voice prevents him from doing that and therfore his confidence is lacking. The royal family has tried many different doctors but none have worked to fix his speech.
      They then meet a speech therapist named Lionel Logue, and at first they don't get along because they are subborn people. Then a friendship begins and the king realizes how much he can benifit from his help. By the end of the film King George manages to have a good speech about the dark war ahead and he is cured. The early 20th century Great Britan is different then America. 
   One reason being that they have a lot of royalty there and therfore everyone is a bit more proper and well mannered. Everyone looks up to the king and he has a responsibiity to lead the country with great integrity and pride. I thought the king george managed to do that by the end of the film and lived up to the high expectations that Great Britan has put for him. I lked this movie, i thought it was a good story and educational on the lives of royalty. 

 

Last Train Home Review

   



    The film Last Train Home is documentary style film that deals with the topic of chinease working class trying to find a way home before the new years. We follow a family that has a lot of problems. Both parents left their children with their grandma at a very young age to go to the city and work in factories to make ends means. This tore the family apart and now the two children hold it against their parents. In Cina this is very common for the adults to leave to find work.
   From urban to rural, thousands try to find tickets home to their farms and houses in the countryside. Most tickts sell out fast and it is a riot to get one. China has so many people that transportation is a huge issue. The relations between china and america are different being that most americans would be able to drive home while chinease not all have cars to do so.
   I thoght this movie was interesting and a good story to follow. I thought that the family had a lot of problems relating back to the fact that the parents left early to work. In america its not common for people to do that. Good movie!